Monstrous Porsche 911 GT2 RS launches at E3 video game expo

With the new 911 GT2 RS debuting at E3, could that be the start of a new trend?

The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is introduced along with Forza Motorsport 7 during the Microsoft XBox E3 briefing at the Galen Center on June 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Christian Petersen

We’ve known for a while that Porsche was cooking up a devilish GT2 RS, essentially a GT3 RS but with turbochargers and more of that “imminent death” thrill that only 640+ horsepower can provide. But what we were not expecting was for the GT2 RS to be wheeled onto the stage and revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, among the various other video game announcements.

For years, video game enthusiasts suffered as one single video game studio, Electronic Arts, held the exclusive rights to use Porsches in their video games while everyone else had to make do with RUFs.

The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be featured on the cover of Forza Motorsport 7.

That raw deal is finally done and to celebrate, the 911 GT2 RS is now the cover car for the latest, seventh installment of the Forza Motorsport franchise. With two-wheel-drive and near-Hellcat levels of horsepower, the 911 GT2 promises to be challenging in the real or digital worlds.

The 2018 911 GT2 is rumoured to make its auto show debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September. Count on official performance specs and details around then.